99U Podcast: Jad Abumrad's Talk on "Gut Churn"

As creatives we view originality as the gold standard. But often overlooked is the emotional toll of making something new.

That queasy feeling you get when you’re taking a risk? Radiolab host Jad Abumrad calls this “gut churn” and shares why this is an essential part of the creative process. In this episode we pull from the archive to share this 99U talk from Abumrad where he touches on:

Why the things that stress us out the most are really “pointing arrows” telling us what is next.

What Jad did when he accidentally deleted an entire show minutes before going live.